re[2]: 3ware - Itanium compatible drivers?

[Greg Freemyer <freemyer@NorcrossGroup.com>]

 >>  At 11:27 30-1-2003 -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote:

 >>  >Or have any thoughts about a pure software Raid?

 >>  I like software raid, good value for the price. It's fast too.

Seth,

Thanks for the info.

BTW: I believe a 3ware based 1TB FS will be cheaper than a software RAID using SCSI.

i.e.

RAID 5 = 8 port 3ware controller + 6 * 200 Gig IDE drives (7200 RPM)

           = $400 + 6 * $300  = $2200

And it could fit into a single large tower.  (I don't know if they want a tower or a rack mount for this project.)

And if you don't know the 3ware card eliminates the single tasking nature of ide, so it should be as fast as a 6 drive (7200 RPM) scsi array.

Greg Freemyer